Rotary blade power lawn mower



Dec. 11, 1951 c, w 5 2,577,938

' ROTARY BLADE POWER LAWN MOWER Filed April 28, 1947 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 a Wazze J7 INVENTOR BY Q2 7 ATTORNEYS.

c. WA-LTE', SR 2,577,938

Dec. 11, 1951 ROTARY BLADE POWER LAWN MOWER 3 Sheet's-Sheet 2 Filed April 28, 1947 w F I 2 i w I Q I I I I I I I i I I I I 5 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Dec. 11, 1951 Filed April 28, 1947 C- WALTE, SR

ROTARY BLADE POWER LAWN MOWER 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS.

Patented Dec. 11, 1951 BOT-ARIBLADE POWER LAWN -MOWER "Charles Walte, Sr.,.Louisville, Ky. 7 Application April 28, 1947,SeriaI--NoJ-744;437

This invention .relates .to .lawn: mowers; of f the power type and. particularly that type of lawn mower wherein. thepower'issupplied by anelec tric motor.

Animportantobject of the-invention. is'to provide a lawn mower wherein the motor is completely enclosed within the housing of the mower, the rotary cutting blade operating in a horizontal plane, directly under the motor in such a way that the speed of the blade will be somewhat reduced to eliminate the hum, commonly present in electric lawn mowers.

Still another object of the invention is to provide means for guarding the cutting edge of the blade, and at the same time provide means for combing or straightening the grass or vegetation prior to the contact by the rotary blade of the mower to insure the cutting of the grass or vegetation.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details 'of construction and combinations of parts, hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claim, it being understood that changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a lawn mower constructed in accordance with the invention, the power from the motor being transmitted to the rotary cutting blade through the medium of a belt and pulleys. 1

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a plan view of a modified form of the invention wherein gearing is employed in transmitting movements of the electric motor to the rotary blade.

Figure 4 is a vertical longitudinal, sectional view through the base and housing midway between the wheels.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the mower comprises a wheel supported platform 5, to which the axles 6 are connected, the axles providing mounts for the wheels 1.

Positioned on the platform and secured thereto by means of bolts 8, is a pulley housing 9, which is formed with a. bearing in which the vertical shaft Ill operates, the vertical shaft 10 having its upper end extended into the bearing ll mounted in an opening of the cover I2 of the pulley housing 9.

A shoulder I3 is formed on the shaft l0 against ii-goiaim. (arse-25,4)

: which {the rotary cutting P blade I M engages, the blade i4 being secured to the-disc ['5 by means of the bolts I 6. The reference "character H indicates' a v nut which is secured on the threaded end of the shaft 'lll andengages the hub "l-8-=o'f the disc l5, securing 'the' blade v to the shaft.

Secured to the shaft l0 and mounted within the pulley housing 9, is the substantially large pulley I9, which is in direct line with the smaller pulley 23, secured to the lower end of the motor shaft 2| that forms a part of the motor 22, which is also mounted within the housing 22 of the mower. The pulleys 2t and I9 have V-shaped peripheries to accommodate the V-shaped belt 23, which is shown as operating thereover, the belt 23 transmitting movement of the pulley 20 to the pulley l9, which in turn operates the rotary blade shaft Hi.

Because of the movements of the pulleys it will be seen that the speed of operation of the shaft ID will be reduced to rotate the cutting blade I4 at the desired speed.

Arranged across the front and rear ends of the platform and depending therefrom, are spaced teeth 24 which act as combs to comb the grass and vegetation being cut to cause the same to stand up to insure the cutting of the grass or vegetation.

The spaced teeth are formed as a part of the bars 25 that are bolted to the upstanding flanges. 26 arranged at the front and rear ends of the platform 5 by means of bolts 21. The lower ends of these teeth 24 extend appreciable distances below the plane in which the blade It operates so that the vegetation will be held in an upright position by the teeth as the machine passes thereover, prior to the cutting operation.

Extending laterally from the sides of the platform are curved guards 28, which include depending fingers extending below the plane in which the blade l4 operates, to insure against injury to persons moving in proximity to the rotary cutting blade l4 while the machine is in motion. It might be further stated that when the belt 23 is used to transmit movement of the motor to the cutting blade, an idle pulley 29 is provided, the pulley 29 being pivotally mounted and urged towards the belt 23 by means of the spring 30.

In order that the machine may be readily moved from place to place, or over the surface being mowed,.a handle 3| is provided and extends from one end of the frame of the device.

In the form of the invention as shown by Sheet 2 of the drawing, the platform 5' provides a support for the motor 6', which is supported in the brackets I secured to the platform 5', the

motor 6' resting in a horizontal position. The

motor shaft 8' operates in a horizontal plane and is provided with the worm gear 9' on one end thereof, the worm gear 9 meshing with the gear III that moves in a horizontal plane and is secured to the shaft II that provides the mount for the rotary disc blade l2.

In this form of the invention, the guard fingers ii! are provided at the front and back of the machine and comb the vegetation to hold it upright while being cut by the rotary blade l2. Lateral guards M are also formed on the machine and guard the rotary blade I2 while in motion. In this form of the invention gearing is used in lieu of the belt and pulley power mechanism as shown in Figures 1 and 2 of the draw- Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

A motor mower comprising a wheel-supported platform, a vertical blade shaft mounted on the platform, one end of said shaft extending below the bottom of the platform, semi-circular curved guard plates extending downwardly from the sides of the platform with their front and rear 4 ends spaced substantial distances from the front and rear ends of said platform, rows of front and rear spaced wide teeth depending from the front and rear edges of said platform, and a disc-like cutting blade secured on the lower end of the blade shaft operating under the platform above the lower edges of the semi-circular curved guard blade, and teeth in close proximity to the rows of teeth, cutting material elevated by said teeth.

CHARLES WALTE, Sn.

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